Timed to open during Women’s History Month, the exhibition will feature over 300 posters, each created by a different artist, representing the gender ratios at Los Angeles and New York art galleries.

(en)Gendered (in)Equity or “Gallery Tally” is a crowd-sourced, social engagement art project in which over 360 artists from around the world have joined the effort to collect and visualize statistical data regarding ratios of male and female artists in contemporary art galleries. Artists were invited to make one poster for each gallery, in whatever style or medium they chose. All posters are 24” x 36”.

While it is a common assumption that there is a male-biased imbalance in gender representation in the art world, the data for galleries–the actual numbers of artists–have not been visualized and publicized since the Guerrilla Girls’ efforts in the 1980s. The Gallery Tally follows a strategically collaborative working model that has been common among feminists and activists for decades.

Having started in Los Angeles, the project is now in its second phase, focusing on galleries in New York. Subsequent visualizations will include Berlin, London, Chicago, Santa Fe, Portland, Pittsburg, and other cities. www.gallerytally.tumblr.com

Accompanying Programs

March 29 | 6:30pm: A panel during the opening of the exhibition, with artists, collectors, dealers and gallerists focusing on gender inequality in the art world.

Panelists will discuss the politics and finances of gender and race in the gallery world: Why are there still so few women artists represented? Why are there even fewer women artists of color? Why do works by women sell for less than works by men? What can be done to change these ratios? How do you respond to statements like “I don’t look at the gender of an artist, I just look at the work” or “Men are just better at marketing themselves than women are”? The panel take place during the exhibition opening, which runs from 6-9pm.

April 6 | 9am–4pm: Free Feminist Water! at CicLAvia

In celebration of CicLAvia and in conjunction with the exhibition, ForYourArt and Hebron will host Free Feminist Water!, providing a water station outside 6020 Wilshire Blvd. for bikers to refill their reusable water containers and pick up a sticker featuring one of the 300 posters in (en)Gendered (in)Equity. The water station will be in effect throughout the day and the exhibition will be open at ForYourArt will be open for CicLAvia participants.

April 7 | 1-5pm: Data Collection Party

After collecting data on gender inequality in Los Angeles and New York galleries, the Gallery Tally project is expanding it’s research to include figures on art world representation of people of color and members of the LGBTQ community; and to assess the gender gap in BFA and MFA students, university professors, arts administrators, and more. In the spirit of the Wiki Edit-a-thons, members of the public are invited to participate in a Data Collection Party to add to these important tallies. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop if possible.

April 12 | 2-5pm: Poster Making Workshop

Come make your own (en)Gendered (in)Equity poster. Materials will be supplied, but feel free to bring your own. Your completed poster will be documented to live on as part of the Gallery Tally project and be featured on the tumblr site. - See more at: http://foryourart.com/2014/03/foryourart-at-6020-wilshire-engendered-inequity-the-gallery-tally-poster-project/#sthash.O0VtRBIA.dpuf